on the latest android phones, Google as enabled the ability to long press an icon, and show a pop up menu with shortcuts within the app. This has been used successfully by many apps, and music apps definitely show the value. Pandora, Spotify, Google Music, Slacker in addition to Google apps (maps, phone, messages, etc...) add new functionality. The Google Pixel first showed off this feature, now it's coming to other device manufacturers. I'd love to see an option to launch a search, playlist, last played item, shuffle, random album, etc...